Lighting fixture



Sept. 16, 1930.

Original Filed Sept. '7, 1928 Reissued Sept. 16, 1930 UNITED STATES ALBERT J. D. OHM, OF OAK PARK, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE BEARDSLEE CHANDE- PATENT OFFICE LIER MANUFACTURING COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE LIGHTING FIXTURE Original No. 1,737,265, dated November 26, 1929, Serial No. 304,405, filed September 7, 1928.

for reissue filed July 2, 1930.

This invention relates to lighting fixtures, and, while it can be adapted for a variety of fixtures, it is particularly useful in con-nection with wall brackets and similar fixtures.

The object of the invention is to provide novel and simple means for mounting a shade on the fixture in a secure manner.

A further object of the invention is to provide means for detachably securing the shade on the fixture so that the shade may be readily and quickly detached at any time for cleaning or other purposes and as quickly and easily engaged with and mounted on the fixture, Without requiring the manipulation of any screws or other devices.

In the: accompanying drawings, I have shown a selected embodiment of the invention in a wall bracket, and referring thereto Figure 1 is a sectional elevation.

Figure 2 is a bottom plan view.

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing the shade about to be engaged with or disenga ed from the fixture.

Ileferring to the drawing, 4 is the shade and 5 isthe plate of the fixture. These parts may be made in any form, size, design, and construction, and it will be understood that the drawings merely illustrates a simple embodiment of the invention and are not intended torcstrict the invention to the particular form, construction, and design shown. My invention relates more particularly to a fixture wherein the glassware or shade is of what may be called an open back type,

which may or may not be provided with a closed bottom. In the specific exemplificzh tion the-shade is provided with side lugs 6. 6 at the top to engage retainers 7, 7 on the plate 5, and the shade also has a bottom lug 8 to engage a retainer 9 on the plate.

In employing the word plate I refer to the metal portion or frame element of the fixture whether of the wall bracket type or other type of lighting fixture.

The retainers 7, 7 may be made in the form of side pockets, open at the top and inner sides, and adapted to receive the integral lugs 6, 6, as shown the bottom retainer 9 may be made in the form of a pocket shaped toreceive the integral lug 8 on the bottom of the Application Serial No. 465,420.

the shade is supported and held in place on the fixture frame element by the interengaging means on the shade and fixture plate, whose interengaging relation is obtained or released through vertical movement of the shade relative to the front face of the plate or fixture frame element. That is to say, the interengaging relation is maintained through the downward movement of the shade substantially parallel with the face of the plate or fixture frame.

The invention is particularly useful with a shade open at the back like or substantially like the shade 4, and with a fixture having a supporting plate to form a backing for the open back shade and provided with retaining means to receive the lugs or extensions integral with the rear marginal edges of the shade so thatthe latter will beheld snugly, tightly, and firmly upon and against the p ate.

As before stated, the shade and thefixture may be variously constructed, the forms shown in the drawings being selected for illustration and not for limiting the invention thereto; therefore I reserve the right to make all such changes in the form, construction, size, and arrangement of design of the shade and fixture within the scope of the following claims.

I claim:

1. A lighting fixture comprising a support having tapered retaining means there on, and a shade having an open back and rigid wedge shaped lugs to engage said retaming means for hanging and locking the shade on the support.

2. A lighting fixture comprising a support having retaining means disposed thereon, and a gravity supported shade open at the back and having a lug at the bottom and a lug at each rear edge to engage said retaining means for hanging the shade on the support. v

A lighting fixture comprising a plate support having pocket retaining means 19 thereon, and a shade having an open back adapted to fit with its rear edges against said plate, and said shade having a lug at the bottom and a lug at each rear edge to engage said retaining eans for hanging the shade on the plate.

4. A lighting fixture comprising an open back shade tapering toward the bottom and provided at its rear marginal edges with integral portions disposed laterally beyond the 20 perimeter of the shade; and a support tapering toward the bottom and provided on its front face with integral ofi -set portions adapted to extend parallel with the path of said laterally disposed portions of the shade,

said support portions providing sockets open at the top and sides; the shade portions and the support portions being formed to taper toward the bottom of the fixture, the portions of the shade being adapted to inter-engage with the portions on the support through downward movement of the shade parallel with the front face of the support.

5. A lighting fixture of the character described comprising a support member and a gravity seating single piece shade; the outer face of the support member and the opposite outer Vertical sides of the shade having interengaging off-set portions disposed in a direction lengthwise of the shade and converging toward the bottom, Whereby the shade is hung in place through clown- Ward movement of the shade parallel with the front face of the support member and locked in place by said converging interengaging portions.

ALBERT J. D. OHM. 

